Materials

Pens

• Micron 005 Black

• Micron 003 Black

Paper

• Bockingford NOT A4 Pad

Brushes

• Pro Arte 203 Rigger Size 0

• Pro Arte 203 Rigger Size 4

• Pro Arte 101 Round Size 8

Watercolour

• Lemon Yellow

• Sap Green

• Deep Sap Green

• Neutral Tint

• Cadmium Red

• Ultramarine Blue

• Burnt Sienna

Gouache

• Titanium White

• Lemon Yellow

Accessories

• Kneadable eraser

• Mono eraser

• 30cm ruler - transparent

• 15cm grid ruler - transparent

• Masking tape - low tack, artist grade

• Kitchen paper

Pens & Ink

·         Micron 003 Black

Useful for very fine details and lighter sketching lines.

·         Micron 005 Black

Fine black pen for delicate architectural linework and details.

·         Micron 005 Light Cool Grey

A softer grey pen for gentle lines and subtle detail.

·         Staedtler Pigment Liner 0.2

A reliable fine liner for clean drawing and architectural details.

·         Platinum Carbon Ink

A waterproof black ink that works beautifully with watercolour washes.

Brushes

·         Pro Arte Series 203 Rigger Size 0

Useful for fine lines, branches, railings and delicate details.

·         Pro Arte Series 203 Rigger Size 4

A larger rigger for expressive linework and looser marks.

·         Pro Arte Series 101 Round Size 8

A versatile everyday round brush for smaller washes and detail.

·         Pro Arte Series 101 Round Size 10

Useful for larger washes and looser watercolour work.

·         Pro Arte Foliater Brush Medium

Helpful for foliage, trees and textured natural marks.

·         FUUMUUI Calligraphy Brush No. 3 Natural Goat Hair

A favourite expressive brush for loose, characterful watercolour marks. A studio favourite but beware, it holds a lot of water!

Paper

·         Bockingford NOT 300gsm (Cold Press)

Mayad’s preferred everyday cold press watercolour paper, ideal for pen, ink and loose watercolour washes. Available in a variety of sizes.  A4 is probably the most useful.

Watercolour Paints

·         Alizarin Crimson

A deep red useful for rich mixes and shadow colours.

·         Brilliant Opera Rose

A bright pink for lively accents and floral colour.

·         Brilliant Purple

A vivid purple for accents and expressive colour mixes.

·         Burnt Sienna 5ml

A warm earthy brown, very useful for buildings and natural tones.

·         Buff Titanium

A soft neutral colour for stone, walls and muted mixes.

·         Cadmium Orange Deep

A warm orange for strong accents and glowing mixes.

·         Cadmium Red

A strong warm red for accents and colour mixing.

·         Cadmium Yellow 5ml

A warm yellow for sunny mixes and bright highlights.

·         Cerulean Blue

A soft blue useful for skies and pale washes.

·         Cobalt Blue 5ml

A classic blue for skies, shadows and gentle washes.

·         Ultramarine Blue

A core blue for shadows, skies and mixing natural greys.

·         Phthalo Blue

A strong blue for vivid mixes and intense colour.

·         Lemon Yellow 5ml

A fresh yellow for greens, light mixes and bright accents.

·         Sap Green 5ml

A very useful green for foliage and natural details.

·         Deep Sap Green 5ml

A deeper green for stronger foliage and shadow areas.

·         Naples Yellow

A soft warm yellow for stone, light walls and gentle mixes.

·         Naples Yellow Reddish 5ml

A warm creamy colour for buildings and soft architectural tones.

·         Yellow Ochre

A classic earthy yellow for stone, brick and warm shadows.

·         Natural Sienna

A warm natural earth tone for buildings and landscapes.

·         Neutral Tint 5ml

Useful for quick shadows and darkening mixes. Another firm favourite!

·         Oxide Black

A strong dark for deep accents and tonal work.

·         Payne’s Grey

A blue-grey dark useful for shadows and moody washes.

·         Phthalo Green

A strong green for mixing vivid foliage colours.

·         Quinacridone Magenta

A bright cool pink-red for vibrant mixes.

·         Quinacridone Rose

A beautiful rose colour for florals, accents and mixing.

·         Sepia

A rich brown for dark architectural details and warm shadows.

·         Transparent Pyrrol Orange

A bright orange useful for lively accents and warm colour pops.

·         Transparent Red Oxide

A beautiful earthy red-orange for brick, roofs and warm shadows.

·         Violet

Useful for shadow mixes, accents and expressive colour.

·         Raw Sienna

A warm earth colour for buildings, stone and natural washes.

Gouache

·         Lemon Yellow Gouache

Useful for opaque yellow highlights and small accents.  Studio favourite!

·         Sap Green Gouache

Useful for opaque green accents and foliage details.

·         Titanium White Gouache

Useful for highlights, corrections and final bright details. Studio favourite!

·         Kneadable Eraser

A soft eraser useful for gently lifting graphite without damaging the paper.

·         Pebeo Drawing Gum / Masking Fluid

Useful for protecting small highlights and preserving white areas before painting.

·         Mono Zero Eraser Round Tip

A precision eraser ideal for tiny details, highlights and fine corrections.

·         FUUMUUI Travel Palette

A compact travel palette ideal for sketching on location and travelling light.

·         FUUMUUI Calligraphy Brush No. 1

Useful for delicate expressive marks and finer loose washes.

·         FUUMUUI Calligraphy Brush No. 2

A lovely all round travel brush for expressive sketching and washes.

·         FUUMUUI Calligraphy Brush No. 3

Mayad’s favourite larger expressive brush for loose watercolour and characterful marks.

·         FUUMUUI A5 Sketchbook

A lightweight sketchbook size that is easy to carry whilst travelling and sketching outdoors.

·         FUUMUUI Watercolour Block Paper

Useful for travel sketches, plein air studies and quick colour work on location.

·         Micron 005 Black

A reliable fine liner for travel sketching and architectural details.

·         Micron 003 Black

Useful for finer details and delicate sketch lines on location.

·         Sailor Fountain Pen

An optional fountain pen that Mayad enjoys using for expressive travel sketches and loose linework.

·         Kitchen Paper

Simple but incredibly useful for lifting colour, controlling washes and cleaning brushes whilst sketching outdoors.

·         Small Water Container

Useful for painting on location whilst keeping your kit compact and lightweight.

·         Clips or Bulldog Clips

Helpful for holding sketchbook pages steady outdoors in windy conditions.

·         Spray Bottle

Useful for reactivating paints and keeping washes soft whilst sketching outside.

·         A little tip

Travel sketching is not about carrying lots of materials. A small lightweight kit that you genuinely enjoy using is usually far better than carrying too much.